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| Latvia at the 1932 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | LAT |
| NOC | Latvian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Los Angeles | |
| Competitors | 2 |
| Flag bearer | Jānis Dimza [1] |
| Medals Ranked 22nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Russian Empire (1908–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) | |
Two athletes from Latvia competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, in the United States.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Jānis Daliņš | Athletics | Men's 50 km Walk |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Jānis Daliņš | 50 km walk | n/a | 4:57:20 |  | |
| Athlete | Event | 100 | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 100H | JT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jānis Dimza | Result | 11.3 | 7.22 | 14.33 | 1.78 | 54.8 | 16.4 | 40.76 | 3.50 | DNS | DNF | ||
| Points | 744 | 866 | 749 | 610 | 601 | 662 | 680 | 482 | DNF | DNF | |||
| Athlete | Event | Category | Title | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friedrich Baur | Painting | Prints, Watercolors and drawings, Paintings | Pour la victoire, Mer calme, Yachting, Retour | NM |
| Ernests H. Elks-Elksnatis | Music | Music | ? | NM |
| Konstantīns Visotskis | Painting | Prints, Watercolors and drawings, Paintings | Bear Sticking, Hunting Snow Hare, Exercising Hounds, Hunting Wolves with Borzois, Beaters, Fox Shooting with Flags, Gunner Awaiting Driven Game | NM |
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